Members of Wrexham Youth Justice Service held a charity bake sale recently, raising important funds for a male suicide prevention charity.
So far, over £500 has been raised in support Andy’s Mans Club who were founded in 2016 and have weekly group sessions in Wrexham city centre.
The group chose to support the worthy cause as one of the young people has a relative who is a peer support/advocate for Andy’s Man Club in Wrexham.
Wrexham Youth Justice Service planned the event which took place on Thursday, September 26, as the group designed posters, created a menu of cakes to sell, and set up a GoFundMe page for people to make their donations.
Following baking sessions and cake decorating sessions, the group sold the cakes across a coffee morning event at the Youth Justice Service offices, and at a pop up cake stall at the Guildhall for council members, as well as through a delivery service to partner agencies and colleagues in the city centre.
Cllr Phil Wynn, Lead Member for Education, with responsibility for Youth Justice Service, said: “The planning and execution of the charity bake sale was a great credit to the staff and youngsters. The members of Wrexham Youth Justice Service should be really proud of their efforts, which has resulted in a fantastic amount of money being raised for a very worthy cause. Well done to everyone involved.”
A fantastic £510 was raised at the event, but if you would like to make a donation you still can – just head across to the group’s Go Fund Me page.
Andy’s Mans Club
Andy’s Mans Club is a male suicide prevention charity established in 2016 after the tragic loss of Andrew Roberts to suicide aged 23.
They facilitate non-professional peer-to-peer support groups across the UK which any man can attend who is over the age of 18.
They provide a confidential non-judgmental space for men to come together to chat about anything that they would like to get off of their chest. They have no waiting list, no referral or signing in process.
They currently hold weekly sessions in Wrexham city centre on Monday nights 7pm-9pm (except on bank holidays).
To find out more, take a look at the Andy’s Mans Club Facebook page.
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